The announcers brought up a good point. He’s been pretty successful both pre-Rodgers and post-Rodgers.
Only one ring but also a Favre OT INT and a muffed onsides kick away from 2 additional SB appearances.
He could be a 3x champ or at least have 2x additional NFC crowns in a slightly different world, which would probably make him a Hall of Famer.
It’s interesting to me how McCarthy got the blame for everything that went wrong.
“Too conservative” in 2015 NFCCG. Nevermind Rodgers could barely walk (calf injury) and they had been stuffed by one of the great defenses the league has seen the last 25 years.
“Scheme”… Which, say what you want, was largely dictated by who the quarterback was. No presnap motions, 1 on 1 iso shots, and throwing out of runs are absolute staples of Aaron Rodgers QB play. When it worked, “Rodgers!!!” When it didn’t “Fucking McCarthy!!” We saw a lot of the same when Matt LaFleur showed up. Interesting enough, the Cowboys today are motioning and throwing the ball all over the yard and nobody can say, “Yeah but it’s all Kellan Moore”.
“Didn’t adapt” is actually silly because McCarthy, more than most old coaches, has been willing to tinker with practice schedules and how things go through the week leading to the game. Hell, he handed over play calling in 2015 after the Packers led the league in scoring. It didn’t go well and when he took it back they jumped right back in the top 5.
Where McCarthy deserves some blame is that he’s too loyal at times. Dom Capers was the right hire in 2009 but he should have been replaced before 2016. Sometimes, continuity isn’t always good.
He had a tremendous run in Green Bay. And he’s a huge reason why Aaron Rodgers became what he is. He deserves a place in the Packers Hall of Fame. Shit, he should get inducted the night Aaron Rodgers does.
And since I didn’t shit all over Big Mike, let the downvotes commence!